From: don polite [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 1:32 PM To: Keith Johnson; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Aaron Holbert; Clayton Harrison; don polite; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Harvey George; Kenny Cash; Rodney Brown; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Holy Infinite Triumvirate; Wes Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tracey de Morsella; Gabriel, Dexter; JohnScott Lucas; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: wow look who they say is no 1
May 23 <http://old-wizard.com/?p=728> Top 10 Most Powerful Superheroes of All Time Written by old-wizard.com <http://www.old-wizard.com/> 5. The Hulk <http://old-wizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/5.jpg> 5.jpg If World <http://old-wizard.com/?p=228> War Hulk showed us anything, its just how powerful the Hulk is. Never mind the fact that in Hulk #470, he was choked out by an ordinary python, or that he was once injured by Wolverine's bone claws. We at Old-Wizard simply attribute that to poor writing. At his best, the Hulk is a 7-foot, one-ton green behemoth with near-unlimited strength, rapid tissue-regenerative powers and nigh-inexhaustible stamina. He is highly resistant to physical, as well as psychic attacks. He's been shown to be immune to temperature extremes, diseases, and poisons. His powerful legs allow him to leap into Earth's upper atmosphere, or even across continents, and when injured he can heal from almost any wound, inherently embodying the most ubiquitous panacea. He has gone toe-to toe with almost all of Marvel's elite heroes and villains, and has usually come out on top. All of his powers depend on how mad he is, and at his maddest, his footsteps are enough to shake the entire Eastern Seaboard, and his punches capable of shattering small planets. 4. Doctor Strange <http://old-wizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/6.jpg> 6.jpg Earth's Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Steven Strange, has unparalleled sagicity of the mystic arts, and stands as humanity's first and last line of defense against all magic-based menaces that threaten our dimension. In addition to being able to perform such feats as astral projection, telepathy, and hypnotism, he also has a number of combat related powers as well. He can fire energy bolts with potentially enough power to destroy an entire planet (ala Death Star), create impenetrable protective shields, teleport and perform telekinesis. Basically, Strange can do anything that the writer can imagine. There are no rules. He can even withstand the power of the infinity gauntlet. There seems to be no clear limitations on his powers. He can snuff out the feeble flame of any mortal's soul with the mere twitch of his finger, and stop or even turn back time itself. Doctor Strange clearly stands amongst Marvel's elite heroes. 3. Superman <http://old-wizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/7.jpg> 7.jpg Rocketed from the exploding planet Krypton by his scientist parents, and crash-landing on the planet Earth, Kal-El grew to adulthood on a small Kansas farm, raised by the wholesome Kent family. Raised as Clark Kent, once puberty set in he learned that his adopted planet's yellow sun and weaker gravity gave him powers far beyond those a mere mortal man. Endowed with brazen strength, speed, and senses, not to mention flight, heat vision, and the ability to blow hurricane force winds and near-invulnerability, he moved to Metropolis and started calling himself Superman, where he fights for truth, justice and the American way! Superman practically has every super power you can imagine, or want (X-ray vision, wink wink, nudge nudge), which puts him in a league of his own. In addition to possessing all of these powers, time and time again, Superman has gone up against villains many times more powerful than himself, magic-wielders and even villains using kryptonite against him, and yet he always comes out on top. Somehow that square always finds a way to win. 2. The Silver Surfer <http://old-wizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/8.jpg> 8.jpg The Silver Surfer is the on-again, off-again herald of Galactus. These two are the Ross and Rachel of the cosmos. And like all heralds of Galactus, the Silver Surfer possesses the power cosmic, an energy source capable of doing almost anything, from re-arranging molecules, to energy blasts, to bringing people back from the dead. With the Silver Surfer it's more of a question of what he can't do, than what he can. He has enormous strength, can fly at speed, and is nearly invulnerable (he has withstood the destructive power of stars and even black holes). He is virtually in-destructible, and only characters near his power level are capable of harming him. He can navigate through space, dimensional barriers, and hyperspace at will. He has even been depicted as capable of time travel on several occasions. Riding his board which is capable of traveling through space, made of the same cosmically powered silver material as his skin, and mentally linked to him, he's almost unbeatable. Almost. 1. Thor <http://old-wizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/9.jpg> 9.jpg Here he is, the Norse god of Thunder himself. There are those who will probably question putting Thor ahead of the Silver Surfer on our list, and yet the two have fought each other twice in the comics, and both times Thor has come out on top. As an Asgardian, Thor is immortal, possesses tendentious strength, and well nigh-invulnerability. He is also armed with Mjolnir, the mystical warhammer forged and dovetailed by Dwarven blacksmiths, it is capable of opening passage ways through space and time, blocking all sorts of energy blasts, and bending the elements to its master's will. This guy is a norse warrior god, trained and skilled in the arts of battle, and he's been doing it for countless ages. And now that Thor has accepted his heritage as the child of Elder goddess Gaea, he now has mastery over the earth itself, allowing him to manipulate it to his will as well. Give this erudite god a mystical warhammer, and power over the earth and the elements, and he's unstoppable ----- Original Message ---- From: Keith Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: don polite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Aaron Holbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Clayton Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; don polite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Harvey George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Kenny Cash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Rodney Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Holy Infinite Triumvirate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Wes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tracey de Morsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gabriel, Dexter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; JohnScott Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 8:53:49 PM Subject: Re: Hulk Fans rise up We discussed this a while back. One asks, though, if Sentry was trully defeated or *wanted* to be defeated. Recall that Sentry started freaking out and seemed to want to be taken down. His major weakness, remember, is his own paranoia, and the fact that he's literally given form to his inner doubts and fears. I couldn't honestly tell if Hulk actually won or if Robert let him beat him. Also, both reverted to human form. Could it be that "power of a million blazing suns" Sentry could also have powered up again, just as Banner did? Also, I always new Hulk's strength level was said to be potentially limitless, but i'm still finding it hard to believe the full effects of one gamma bomb makes him more powerful than Sentry. -------------- Original message -------------- From: don polite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> peace brothers hopefully this will answer the old debate. me and my son pick up a book base on the story world hulk. AND IN THE BOOK IT STATES THAT THE SENTRY FINALLY FOUND A REASON TO UNLEASH HIS FULL POWER AND THAT WAS AGAINST THE HULK AND IN THE END OF THE BATTLE THE SENTRY WAS DEFEATED WHILE THE HULK RETURN TO TO BRUCE BANNER. CHICO XX ----- Original Message ---- From: CINQUE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Aaron Holbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Clayton Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; don polite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; don polite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Harvey George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Kenny Cash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Rodney Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Holy Infinite Triumvirate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Wes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tracey de Morsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gabriel, Dexter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; JohnScott Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:07:55 AM Subject: Hulk Fans rise up Latest "Hulk" may not spawn a sequel Wednesday July 9 1:17 AM ET It's a tale of two movies, with an oddly similar ending. Five years ago, "Hulk," the first movie based on Marvel's hulking green comic book character, rang up $245 million in worldwide box office but was widely dismissed as a commercial failure. The second attempt, "The Incredible Hulk," amped up the fun factor and dialed down the brooding of director Ang Lee's original but is unlikely to gross significantly higher than its predecessor and might not spawn a sequel. And it's been dubbed a success. What gives? "We're happy with the financial results, even if they (only) reach the first film's levels," a Marvel insider insisted. "Having a sequel is not the definition of success." That's fortunate, as even outpacing the first film's worldwide haul by 10% looks optimistic at this point, and that's not likely to stoke enthusiasm for a franchise follow-up anytime soon. After four weekends, the Louis Leterrier-directed "The Incredible Hulk" has earned $125 million, the same as what "Hulk" had pulled in at the same time in its run. "Hulk" finished with $132 million, and its successor is unlikely to do much better. Its foreign rollout is still in progress, with comics-friendly Japan among the territories the remake has yet to bow, but it appears likely that the Edward Norton starrer will struggle to reach $130 million internationally. The first film tallied $113.2 million overseas. Action films tend to outperform internationally, though comic book adaptations can be a different matter if the fan base skews American. Marvel touts the Hulk comic franchise as its second most popular worldwide, after Spider-Man. "All we can say as a studio is that we are very pleased with the result," Universal domestic distribution president Nikki Rocco said. Despite the similarity of the Hulk films' theatrical runs, industryites suggest the lighter tone of the second film makes it more the vehicle to generate sequels, and some suggest the remake will prove a more lucrative DVD title than the Eric Bana-starring original. On the other hand, production costs and marketing expenses were steeper the second time around, totaling more than $200 million. The first film cost about $150 million to make. Still, the dark original so turned off the Hulk character's fanboy base as to require a complete reworking of its big-screen rendering before a film franchise could be christened. But Marvel has yet to greenlight a Hulk sequel. So other observers suggest the films' most important distinction lies simply in how well market expectations were managed in advance of their respective bows. "Hollywood is always about perception," said David Davis, managing partner and entertainment analyst at Arpeggio Partners in Los Angeles. "The first Hulk (movie) had such high expectations after the NBC-Universal merger and was supposed to be critical-favorite Ang Lee's breakout commercial blockbuster. "Then with the new Hulk film, Marvel was able to underplay the importance of the success after the great success of 'Iron Man' this summer," Davis said. "So the new one overdelivered, relative to its underpromise." The Marvel-produced, Paramount-distributed "Iron Man" has fetched more than $563 million at the worldwide box office. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
